宝くじ
たからくじ
Also written 宝籤
Meanings
- Noun lottery
- lottery ticket
Kanji
- 宝 treasure. Read as たから.
Example sentences
- 仮に宝くじに当たったとしたら、そのお金で何を買いますか。
If you were to win the lottery, what would you buy with the money? - つきがいいほうではないのでパチンコもしないし宝くじも買いません。
I don't have good luck, so I don't play pachinko or buy lottery tickets. - ジェリーが宝くじに当たったって本当なの?
Did Jerry really win a lottery? - 多くの人が一攫千金を夢見て宝くじを買う。
A lot of people buy lotteries dreaming of wealth at one stroke. - 当たった宝くじの賞金の大半を、ジョンは独り占めにした。宝くじを買おうと最初に思いついたのは彼なのだからというのがその言い分だ。
John took the lion's share of the lottery winnings; he claimed it was his idea to buy the ticket in the first place.